fret

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  • February 20. 2013 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    fret noun english

    agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams"

  • February 27. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    fret noun english

    a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion

  • February 27. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    fret noun english

    an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief); "there was a simple fret at the top of the walls"

  • February 27. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    fret noun english

    a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    fret verb english

    worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    fret verb english

    be agitated or irritated; "don't fret over these small details"

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    fret verb english

    provide (a musical instrument) with frets; "fret a guitar"

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    fret verb english

    become or make sore by or as if by rubbing

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    fret verb english

    cause annoyance in

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    fret verb english

    gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    fret verb english

    carve a pattern into

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    fret verb english

    decorate with an interlaced design

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    fret verb english

    be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat"

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    fret verb english

    cause friction; "my sweater scratches"

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    fret verb english

    remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces"

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    fret verb english

    wear away or erode